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 Every once in a while, we like to trot out a quiz just to see if people are paying attention. 

 1) Nancy Pelosi had a bad hair day last week because. 

1. a.  She was set up.  

2. b.  She forgot her mask.  People her age forget things. 

3. c.  She didn’t know the hair salons in her neighborhood were closed because of the Kung Flu. 

4. d.  She just has bad hair, nothing will help.  

5. e.  She’s a total hypocrite. 

 

2) The NBA ratings are down 27% on some broadcasts and as much as 45% on others because. 

1. a.  Fans don’t realize the games are on because it’s August and September and the season usually ends in June.

2. b.  It’s the whole Kung Flu thing and people are so upset they can’t watch, even though they’re home almost all the time with nothing better to do. 

2. c.  The NBA got woke. 

3. d.  Due to the Kung Flu people became aware that celebrities and athletes of all kinds are neither essential or of much use to anyone.  Except to themselves, people who bet on their games and of course the bookies.

4. e.  A and B. 

5. f.  C and D. 

 

3) Joe Old Brains Biden doesn’t take questions from reporters because. 

1. a.  Having been in politics for 47 years he’s already answered all the questions. 

2. b.  He’s beyond reproach. 

3. c.  He’s senile. 

4. d.  He’s Joe Biden’s husband. 

 

4)  Kamala Harris is. 

1. a.  A tough, hardnosed, law and order Prosecutor from San Francisco. 

2. b.  A socialist/communist. 

3. c.  A failed Presidential candidate for the democrat party. 

4. d.  Joe Biden’s running mate. 

5. e.  None of the above. 

 

 

5) Yesterday was Labor Day and on Labor Day we celebrate. 

1. a.  A Department in the Federal Government. 

2. b.  Women who have babies. 

3. c.  A political party in England. 

4. d.  People who actually work for a living. 

5. e.  A and C. 

6. f.  B and C. 

7. g.  None of the above. 

 

For each correct answer give yourself 20 points.

 

Answers 1) The correct answer is e.  But give yourself 5 points if you chose a, b, or c, as all those excuses were in the news. 

2) The correct answer is f.  But if you picked c or d, give yourself 10 points because each answer is correct on its own.  If you picked a or b or e, give yourself 5 points, as you need some help. 

3) The correct answer is c, and if you haven’t figured that out, you’re beyond help. 

4) The correct answer is d, as that is her current status but give yourself 10 points if you picked a, b, or c, as she has been one of those things at one point or another. 

5) The correct answer is d. 

Results!  If you got 100 congratulations you know what is going on in this world and you’re most probably one of our regulars here.  If you scored 80 or above, you’re paying attention but you need to check in here a little more often.  If you scored between 60 and 80, well the world is sort of passing you by.  If you got anything less than 60, seek remedial help. 

 

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The Road To Victory

 

We were moved by the latest actions of our now woke professional athletes.  There was a police shooting in Kenosha Wisconsin and a whole bunch of these Wokesters walked off their respective playground configurations in protest.  They were so upset, angry, chagrined or just so woke, that they weren’t going to play their games.  What they hoped to achieve by this action we’re not sure.  But it must have been something that would push the ball forward.  No pun intended.  Maybe they were thinking that in the pantheon of social justice, does it really matter who wins these games?  Isn’t wokeness more important?  With that in mind, we wondered if not playing one game is going to advance their cause, what about not playing two games? How about not playing three or four games?  How about they all go home for the season?  Maybe next season too?  And, the one after that.  That’ll fix it. 

 

And, after three months, Old Brains Joe Biden came out of his basement, and announced that rioters, arsonists and looters were not peaceful protesters.  You could see Old Brains had been thinking about this for the last three months.  His lips were tense and taught, as he read the words off the teleprompter.  And, it looked like smoke was coming off the top of his head.  But he’s figured it out, after a lot of thought and he’s got it now. 

 

And, someone we know, says he’s slow.  C’mon man, he’s way ahead of most of the Mass Hysteria and the Cognoscenti of The Known World, who haven’t figured that out as yet.  Or if they do now, it will only be because Old Brains told them so.   

 

And, we kind of feel sorry for the Mass Hysteria, as they want you to believe that these are peaceful protests but then they have to put one of their commentators in front of a burning building, as they mouth “peaceful”.  We can see the Mass Hysteria’s conundrum here, as they have to say one thing and show you another.  And, they have to do this because more than they love their political narrative, more than they even love a sex scandal and more than they love a pandemic, where they can tell you you’re going to die, they love a fire.   

 

And, even though the fires contradict their narrative, they just can’t help themselves.  It must be something in the colors, the reds and the yellows of the ever, curling flames.  Maybe something in the possible death and destruction of whatever is burning; a car, someone’s home, a McDonald’s where some reporter got a cold, stale burger or some big building that might come crashing down, if the Fire Department doesn’t get there fast enough.  Then again, maybe it’s something about the possible end of it all, Armageddon.  But something about a fire to them, well it must look like... victory. 

  

 

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Old Brains

 

Much like the Suitors in Odysseus's parlor, waiting for Penelope to finish her Tapestry, The Mass Hysteria and all The Cognoscenti of the Known World, wait with bated breath for Old Brains, Joe Biden to make his Vice-Presidential pick.  We know that he’s made this pick three times already.  The problem is, after making the pick, he forgot who it was.  So, he’s had to start the process all over again.  He even wrote the name on a post-it once but when he looked at the name later, he couldn’t remember why it was there. 

Two times it was Kamala Harris and one time it was Oprah Winfrey and then Old Brains decided to let his wife make the pick.  And, it's a good thing Mrs. Biden picked her.  We shudder to think of Kamala muttering to herself for the rest of her life.  "I could have been a contender.  I could have been somebody!"  Much in the way HerHillaryness still does.  BTW Oprah, wasn't interested. 

Now readers please do not see this reportage of former Vice-President Old Brains, Joe Biden, as some kind of a pejorative.  We just go where the rest of the media fears to tread and then bring those facts to you.  We like to call this policy, just the facts Ma’am.  But just because the facts don’t look so good sometimes, doesn’t mean we don’t like Old Brains, Joe Biden.  In fact, some of us are seriously considering endorsing him.

Why you might ask?  Well some of the staff here including yours truly are over 70.  Yeah, yeah maybe we should retire but then we love this journalism thing, so we’re still at it.  But those of us who are over 70, have all had that moment or moments when we’ve walked into a room and then can’t figure out why we’re there.  Then we’ve all carefully made a shopping list, so we don’t forget to buy things at the Supermarket.  Only to find out when we got to the Supermarket, that we forgot the shopping list.  And, we’ve all sat down in front of the TV and watched an old movie or an original episode of Star Trek that we’ve seen at least a half a dozen times but since we can’t remember the ending, it’s like, we’ve never seen it before.  And, Joe Biden well, he understands all this.  He could be one of us.  And, it’s not likely that anyone like us, will ever run for President again.  In short, Old Brains is our guy.  At least those of us around here who are over 70.  The youths around here, don’t necessarily agree which means we might not be able to get a consensus on an endorsement.

But since I’m the senior, (no pun intended) editor I can say, run Joe, run! 

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A Few Questions

The staff here began a discussion last Friday and the question was.  What is the difference between, politics, the Nightly News, Cable News, Opinion Cable News shows, the Real Housewives of New York and everywhere else, the WWE, scripted TV shows both dramas and sitcoms and Professional Sports?  Discussions went on Friday all day, Saturday until finally on Sunday morning after looking at it from all angles we had our answer, nothing. 

This brings us to our next question and that is.  When do we take the masks off?  The government is never going to tell you to take the masks off, like ever.  You’re going to have to do this on you own.  So, we did a survey in NYC on Saturday.  We took a break from our discussion of question number one.  And, this is a very scientific survey, as it’s based on actual, verifiable numbers.  We passed a 100 people on the street in Manhattan and the Bronx and counted all the way.  We found that 17 people were not wearing masks at all.  Then another 14 had masks on but the mask was pulled down under their chin.  Just like Dr. Fauci at the ballpark.  Then there were 4 people with masks that were sort of askew.  One guy had turban like get up that only blocked half his mouth and one of his nostrils and a three other people had bandannas over their faces like they were going to rob the next Stagecoach.  The bandannas are completely useless when combating the Kung Flu, so we concluded that 35% of the people at the present time are not wearing masks.  Since these are actual, verifiable numbers this allows us to make scientific and accurate projections and here they are.  By the middle of August, 52.5% of the people will not be wearing masks.  By the middle of September 75% of the people will not be wearing masks.  And by the end of October 95% of the people will not be wearing masks.  The last 5% will never take the masks off.  Some will be buried with them still on. 

Which brings us to our last question, what do the masks do?  If you’re wearing the mask and someone with the Kung Flu gets within six feet of you, the mask won’t help.  If you have the Kung Flu, wearing the mask might help contain the virus.  But if you have the Kung Flu, you’re probably, in the ICU on a ventilator, regretting all the things you didn’t do and hoping for one more chance.  You’re not out and about breathing on people.  So, the answer to this last question is, not much. 

We hope you enjoyed your weekend.  Obviously, we didn’t enjoy ours. 

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